During Christmas vacation Chris got us the extended version of the first three Harry Potter movies and we watched them all. There were lots of fun extras included that helped explain the story much better. Sophie was surprised at each one and would exclaim that she didn’t know that before. Then Sarah would say, “Well, it’s in the book. So I already knew.” After hearing that about 10 times, Sophie was finally convinced that maybe, MAYBE, reading the books herself might be a good thing.
Since then we haven’t seen her without a Harry Potter in her hand. As she has read them, her reading skills have improved dramatically. It took her about a month to read the first one. 
She finished the last one in about 3 days! 🙂 Thank you, Ms. Rowling, for opening the door to the magic of literature to my children.
It also inspires them to use their imagination when they play.
Ten house points to whomever can name the scene they are acting out first. heehee